.jitters

Aquilles Alvin Ailus, known professionally by his stage name .jitters (formerly known as .jittrs), is a Finnish-American singer, rapper, producer, guitarist, and actor based in Alexandria, Virginia. He is known for his highly experimental style, and is considered a pioneer of the "noise rap" subgenre, though his recent musical ventures have placed less emphasis on hip-hop elements. He is also known for his songs "Flexin," "Take Two Steps Back," "Elmer," and "i don't need u." He is a member of the hip-hop duo Eerlob alongside fellow Alexandria rapper Lil Pinecone, and is the founder of the rock band Blueberry Bed. He is the younger brother of fellow Flex Entertainment rapper Lil Squeaky.

Career
.jitters began making music in 2018, shortly after his brother Lil Squeaky released his first few singles. .jitters released his first single "My Beautiful Utopia" on SoundCloud in summer 2018. Throughout 2018 and 2019, he released 10 projects, all of which were mixtapes, studio albums, collab tapes with Lil Pinecone, or EPs. In this same timeframe, .jitters and Lil Pinecone formed a short-lived rap duo known as EERLOB, where they released 1 mixtape. In mid 2019, he went on hiatus, and didn't continue making music until mid 2020. He signed to Flex Entertainment on June 26, 2020. During his time in the label, he has released a number of double-singles as well as the EP On Tha S, which would go on to gain notoriety after being featured on a tier list of Flex Entertainment projects. He also regrouped with Lil Pinecone, and they are in the works of another mixtape. A song from his On Tha S EP called "I Don't Need U" became his highest-charting solo song at No. 33. He released a diss track on Big Twigey with Interbrain called "Big Stinky" on January 8, 2021. It debuted at No. 6 on the Flex Entertainment Hot 100, becoming Jitters' first Top 10. Another song from the deluxe of On Tha S called "Sadder Than Ever" debuted at No. 97. It went on to peak at No. 86.

Albums

 * Mysterious (2018)
 * Elegante (2019)
 * Up and Down (2021)

Mixtapes

 * The Bandwagon Tape (2018)
 * The Gyro Tape (2019)

EPs

 * Love Yourself My Man Gang Gang (2018)
 * Dwayne the Canvas Johnson (2018)
 * The Odd World of .jitters (2019)
 * Slippery - The Unfortunate (2019)
 * Finale V5 (2019)
 * On Tha S (2020)

Collaborative Albums

 * Ya Yeet (with Lil Pinecone) (2018)
 * Crosswalk Mixtape (Eerlob) (2018)